Job summary
PLANNED CARE DIVISION
SUBSTANTIVE CONSULTANT IN PLASTIC SURGERY
FULL TIME - 10 Sessions Per Week/40 Hours
Working hours: 10 Programmed Activities per week.A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a full time substantive Consultant in Plastic Surgery to join an expanding and dynamic team of Plastic and Reconstructive surgeons in the beautiful city of Chester.
The candidate will be expected to integrate within the team of existing consultants in order to provide a complete Plastic Surgery service. There will be a 1:5 on call rota with onsite junior medical staff support.
Duties and Responsibilities
Thefinal job planwill be agreed in discussion between the successful candidate and the Lead Clinician in Plastic Surgery, Planned Care and will be subject to Annual Review.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be a full time Consultant in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
The candidate will be expected to integrate within the team of existing consultants in order to provide a complete Plastic Surgery service. He/she will be expected to have an interest in general plastic surgery with a large proportion of skin cancer cases making up the bulk of the elective work as well as a busy hand trauma service. This post also involves some orthoplastic support for lower limb cases in Oswestry as well as locally.
An interest in breast reconstruction, (especially microsurgery), hand and trauma surgery to support and further develop the management of the Plastic Surgery and Reconstructive Service.
About us
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
- The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds.
- Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility.
- Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- FRCS (Plast) or qualification of an equivalent level
- GMC Specialist Register for Plastic Surgery (or due to obtain a relevant CCT/CESR within 6 months of interview)
- Fellowship or equivalent experience in orthoplastic / lower limb trauma
Desirable
- Other specialist fellowship
Experience
Essential
- Wide clinical experience in general Plastic surgery and independent management of skin cancer and experience in orthoplastic/ lower limb trauma work.
Desirable
- Other Subinterests such as breast, hand or skin are also desirable.
Teaching & Training Experience
Essential
- Training the Trainers Course
- Experience /Interest teaching
Desirable
- Other Teaching skill Courses or qualifications
Management & Administrative Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate the use of Clinical Audit within the Service
- Demonstrate the use of research and evidence base to practice
Desirable
- Relevant experience in undertaking and organisation of Audit
- Research and publications relevant to post
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Understand importance of Management skills
- Ability to integrate within, motivate and provide professional lead in multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- Experience in service development
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- FRCS (Plast) or qualification of an equivalent level
- GMC Specialist Register for Plastic Surgery (or due to obtain a relevant CCT/CESR within 6 months of interview)
- Fellowship or equivalent experience in orthoplastic / lower limb trauma
Desirable
- Other specialist fellowship
Experience
Essential
- Wide clinical experience in general Plastic surgery and independent management of skin cancer and experience in orthoplastic/ lower limb trauma work.
Desirable
- Other Subinterests such as breast, hand or skin are also desirable.
Teaching & Training Experience
Essential
- Training the Trainers Course
- Experience /Interest teaching
Desirable
- Other Teaching skill Courses or qualifications
Management & Administrative Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate the use of Clinical Audit within the Service
- Demonstrate the use of research and evidence base to practice
Desirable
- Relevant experience in undertaking and organisation of Audit
- Research and publications relevant to post
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Understand importance of Management skills
- Ability to integrate within, motivate and provide professional lead in multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- Experience in service development
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
